Soviet Space ProgramKosmos 11K63133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
DS-P1-Yu 66
Launched
November 20, 1973
Image: Gunter Krebs
Summary
DS-P1-Yu 66 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 20, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 785th launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 1,520th orbital launch attempt. It was the 106th Kosmos 11K63 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-608, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 276 × 509 km orbit inclined 71.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos 11K63 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 106th Kosmos 11K63 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 785th launch73rd this yearhumanity's 1,520th orbital launch attempt98th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-608 · NORAD 6941 · 1973-091 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-091A
- Epoch
- 1973-11-21 03:39:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.60757065 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0172024
- Inclination
- 70.9699°
- Ascending node
- 244.9466°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.8221°
- Mean anomaly
- 281.2341°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 10
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-608 · NORAD 6941 · re-entered July 10, 1974
Kosmos-2 (N106) Stage 2 · re-entered March 23, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
70th launch from 133/3 (133L), 7th this year · 325th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DS-P1-Yu 66 launch?
DS-P1-Yu 66 launched on November 20, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DS-P1-Yu 66?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DS-P1-Yu 66?
Kosmos 11K63, flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos 11K63 spec sheet
Where did DS-P1-Yu 66 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did DS-P1-Yu 66 reach?
Kosmos-608, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 276 × 509 km orbit inclined 71.0°.
How many satellites did DS-P1-Yu 66 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).